We normally have an afternoon “quiet time,” a half hour during which you must be alone and quiet. Recently, though, I’ve substituted this quiet time for watching 20 minute episodes of the “Headspace Guide to Meditation” on Netflix.
I don’t think meditation is a substitute for prayer, and I don’t treat it like a spiritual discipline. I do, however, consider it a useful tool that helps defrag one’s neurology.
Hopefully, the kids might consider it a skill worth resorting to in future quiet times.
Tom Kim 